Regional Public Health warning measles are in the communitySUPPLIEDA third case of measles has been confirmed in the Wellington region, sparking a warning from Regional Public Health that measles is in the community. Regional Public Health would send a note to schools on Wednesday warning them the highly infectious and serious illness was in the region. READ MORE:* Wellington-bound flight passengers warned of infectious measles threat* Infected not staying in isolation as measles cases jump up in MidCentral DistrictSix more measles cases confirmed in Horowhenua* Further case of Measles confirmed in Levin early childcare centreThe school was asked to pass the information on to parents. If measles cases occurred in the school, all students and staff would need to have written evidence they had been vaccinated, or had doctor diagnosed measles, to be in school. Last month two cases were confirmed in the area, both people had been infected while on holiday in Bali, Indonesia.

Source: Stuff August 09, 2016 00:14 UTC